Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchClimate and Older Adults as Advocates—Linking Hope to Action
Alan Gutterman, a long-term partner and senior counsel in law firms, recently launched the Older Person’s Rights Project to advance awareness of the …
3 years, 4 months ago
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers & Call to Action
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) released the comprehensive 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers in September, with hundr…
3 years, 10 months ago
Loneliness as a Public Policy Issue
Loneliness affects more than one-third of adults, and as we age, experiencing loneliness can increase our risk of adverse emotional and physical heal…
4 years, 3 months ago
Integrating Behavioral Health in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
CMS guidance includes behavioral health services as a key component of fully integrated models of MLTSS. How do MLTSS programs structure integrated m…
4 years, 4 months ago
The Older Americans Act from the Inside: A Conversation with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging Edwin Walker
The Older Americans Act is the foundation of our aging network. In this episode of Leverage, we take a closer look at its history and promises for th…
4 years, 6 months ago
Spotlight on ASA’s Policy Agenda
Peter Kaldes and Leanne Clark-Shirley talk with Sara Kessel and Justin Hong, two ASA interns from Tufts University who have been researching climate …
4 years, 8 months ago
How Biden’s Infrastructure Win Bridges the Digital Divide for Older Adults
President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal into law. It has historic investments in roads, bridges, and other physical infrastructure …
4 years, 10 months ago
How American Rescue Plan Act Dollars Can Support Older Adults
When it comes to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, or ARPA, most people are familiar with the COVID-19 vaccination program, stimulus checks, and …
4 years, 11 months ago
The WISH Act, an Equity Perspective
The Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act was introduced in early July by Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) to creat…
5 years ago
An Infrastructure for Elder Justice
The Elder Justice Reauthorization and Modernization Act of 2021 was introduced in the House and Senate on August 9. This bill would channel funding t…
5 years, 1 month ago